6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[2/21/15] Draught at Mike Hess North Park in San Diego. Black with a nice tan head. Aroma of chocolate, liqueur, licorice and a bit of alcohol. Bittersweet flavor, roasty, somewhat salty, with licorice, chocolate, alcohol and a coffee finish. Full-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 14:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[2/21/15] Draught at Mike Hess North Park in San Diego. Clear deep amber-brown. Aroma of malt and resinous hops. Sweetish malty flavor with caramel, toast and bitter resinous hops. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 14:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[2/21/15] Draught at Mike Hess North Park in San Diego. Clear copper. Aroma of coffee, malt and a bit of caramel. Sweetish flavor with malt, a bit of caramel, quite a bit of coffee and a drier bitterish finish. Medium-bodied. Decent.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 14:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the North Park taproom, SD, 15/11/14. Clear golden with a well appointed off white head. Nose is light pine, citric peel, straw, bitter orange, toasted malt. Taste comprises light grapefruit, mineral notes, orange pith. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, hop bitterness in the close. So so for style, lacks depth and hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2015
at 07:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at the North Park tasting room, SD, 15/11/14. Clear golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is caramel, tangy fruit, light spice, malt. Taste comprises straw, bitter orange, spice, caramel, sweet licks, toffee apple. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So very so, no balance, too sweet.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2015
at 16:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 473ml. @ home. [ As Hess Grazias Vienna Cream Ale ].Clear medium red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, straw, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, grass. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, pale malt, fruity, straw. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150103]
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2015
at 10:45
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can 500ml. @ home. [ As Hess Claritas Kölsch ].Clear medium yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, grain, pale malt, fruity malt, straw notes, grass notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity malt, pale malt, grass, grain. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150129]
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2015
at 09:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at Hess, North Park, 15/11/14. Black with a moderate tan head, Nose is aniseed, liqourice, charr, dark fruits, toffee, light ginger restrain. Taste comprises fleshy fruit, sweet licks, brown sugar, pumpkin pie, touch of chocolate. Medium + body, fine carbonation, sweet licks in the close. Ok pumpkin come stout affair but not feeling the love of others!
Tried
on 26 Feb 2015
at 15:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Mike Hess Torulus Barrel Aged Rye Imperial Stout (Unblended) ].Clear dark black brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light brown to beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, pineapple, alcohol, raisin, dried fruity. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity, chocolate, pineapples, alcohol, dried fruit - raisin. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130814]
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2015
at 13:44
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Can 1pint (AbM)
Clear golden color, small white head. Green apple, malts and grains in the nose. Light-bodied. Crisp, fruity green apple in the flavor. Some harsh hoppyness in the finish. Not the fresh can, so probably better when fresh from tap. Now as such, not much to remember.
Clear golden color, small white head. Green apple, malts and grains in the nose. Light-bodied. Crisp, fruity green apple in the flavor. Some harsh hoppyness in the finish. Not the fresh can, so probably better when fresh from tap. Now as such, not much to remember.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2015
at 15:24